My Christmas vacation
On December 23, 2011 I went on a family vacation to Chicago to surprise my aunt. It had taken us almost 14 hours to make the trip from Connecticut; we were excited to finally make it. It had been almost 3 years since we had seen each other and she was extremely surprised and amazed when she saw us there. After all the excitement had settled down we sat down for dinner and caught up on those past 3 years. We talked about everything that had happened in our lives during those years. It was an amazing day.
The next day was Christmas and we visited my aunt’s mother in-laws house's. There we played dominoes, ate traditional Puerto Rican holiday food. We had a lot of fun.
That evening we went to downtown Chicago to see the Christmas tree and the Light House, we were once again all together like a big happy family. When we got back to my aunt's house the kids opened their gifts, they were excited and filled with joy. It was a very emotional moment celebrating Christmas together after so many years.
Christmas was over and we passed the next few days going to the park and playing in the snow, throwing snow balls at each other and we even made snow angels. The only bad thing about all this was how cold it was for me, but even though it was very cold I had an amazing time.
New Year’s Eve came and we went to eat at a Mexican restaurant. We ate burritos, tacos and rice. After we finished eating we stayed up talking and joking around. We were all happy and enjoying our New Year’s Eve.
The time had arrived for us to say goodbye to the old year and welcome in the New Year. When there were only 5 seconds left the countdown began and when the clock hit 12 O’clock everyone yelled HAPPY NEW YEARS!!! We hugged, we laughed, we danced and sang, we had an amazing New Year’s celebration.
The time had arrived for us to say goodbye to the old year and welcome in the New Year. When there were only 5 seconds left the countdown began and when the clock hit 12 O’clock everyone yelled HAPPY NEW YEARS!!! We hugged, we laughed, we danced and sang, we had an amazing New Year’s celebration.
The next day it was time to say goodbye and go back home to Connecticut. It was an extremely sad moment. We all cried as we hugged and said our goodbye. On our trip back home we got caught in a snowstorm and it took us nearly 24 hours to make it back. Everyone was exhausted and glad to finally make it back. It was my first time on such a long trip and despite the long hours and the snowstorm. It was a great experience and I would love to do it again someday.
It was one of the best Christmas Holiday's I had in years but at the same time it was a bitter sweet one. There were two very special people missing that year. It was the first year we celebrated Christmas without our grandparents since they passed away. They’re in a much better place now but I still miss them dearly but not one second has passed that they were not in our thoughts.
